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The plaintiffs alleged Google leveraged monopoly power in general search to coerce publishers to supply content that Google republishes to compete with them.

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Plaintiffs assert that Google has leveraged monopoly power in the general search services market to coerce them and other online publishers to supply cost-free content to Google. Google then republishes that content to its users to compete with those same publishers

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Memorandum Opinion, Chegg v. Google and Penske Media v. Google (D.D.C.)
US District Court for the District of Columbia · 2026-09-30

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“The plaintiffs alleged Google leveraged monopoly power in general search to coerce publishers to supply content that Google republishes to compete with them.” ai notis, checked 2 Oct 2026. Source: Memorandum Opinion, Chegg v. Google and Penske Media v. Google (D.D.C.) (US District Court for the District of Columbia). https://ainotis.com/c/364

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ai notis. (2026, October 2). The plaintiffs alleged Google leveraged monopoly power in general search to coerce publishers to supply content that Google republishes to compete with them [Checked claim 364]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/364

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